Maureen Whittelsey

Position:
Varsity
Height:
6-0
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Cary, N.C.
High School:
Green Hope

Rowing at UNC: In her third season on the varsity squad after a year on the freshman team.

Before UNC: Graduate of Green Hope High School ... Lettered three years in volleyball, serving as captain her junior and senior years ... Won the 4A state championship her senior year and the conference title her sophomore year ... Started rowing during her junior year while rehabbing a volleyball injury.

Personal: Daughter of Mark Whittelsey and Margaret Lynch ... Has three brothers and a sister ... One of her brothers, Ryan, plays football at Boston College ... Her father played football at Vanderbilt and a grandfather played football at Yale ... Favorite pastimes are running, listening to music and trying new recipes ... Born in Chicago and moved to North Carolina in seventh grade ... Spent three months during high school in Peru ... Athlete she admires most is Serena Williams ... After graduation hopes to go on to medical school ... Majoring in neuroscience with minors in chemistry and Spanish for the health professions.